GRAND RAPIDS, MI — An Aug. 6 ballot proposal would raise Kent County’s hotel tax from 5% to 8% to fund tourism-related projects such as the 12,000-capacity riverfront amphitheater in Grand ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI —Kent County’s new 8% hotel tax has generated an additional $999,469 in the first two months of this year, according to the latest available data. “It’s all gone smoothly ...

This would mean the cost to book a hotel room anywhere in Kent County would be slightly more expensive. The revenue generated from the increased tax would help fund several major projects on the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The newly approved hotel tax increase in Kent County will generate millions of dollars a year to support projects like the Acrisure Amphitheater. The funding will ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County voters said yes to an increase in hotel tax through the Sports and Entertainment Facilities proposal. The hotel tax in Kent County will increase from 5% to 8% ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Voters will decide in the Aug. 6 election if Kent County’s hotel tax should be increased to support major developments, including the new amphitheater in Grand Rapids.

If approved by voters, it would bring the hotel tax in Kent County up from its current 5% to 8%. Combined with other state and local taxes, this would bring the total tax for a hotel room in Kent ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich — Tuesday night, Kent County voters approved a measure that will allow the county to increase the hotel tax to fund new facilities like a new soccer stadium and the ...

For Kent County’s 2025 fiscal year, it has budgeted for the additional 3% hotel tax to generate $6.1 million, and the 5% tax to generate $13.6 million. Together, that’s about $19.7 million.